# std::make_pair

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Defined in header `<utility>` |  |
template< class T1, class T2 > std::pair<T1, T2> make_pair( T1 x, T2 y ); |  | (until C++11)
template< class T1, class T2 > std::pair</*V1*/, /*V2*/> make_pair( T1&& x, T2&& y ); |  | (since C++11) (constexpr since C++14) (until C++20)
template< class T1, class T2 > constexpr std::pair<std::unwrap_ref_decay_t<T1>, std::unwrap_ref_decay_t<T2>> make_pair( T1&& x, T2&& y ); |  | (since C++20)

Creates a std::pair object, deducing the target type from the types of arguments.

Given types std::decay<T1>::type as `U1` and std::decay<T2>::type as `U2`, the types /*V1*/ and /*V2*/ are defined as follows: If `U1` is std::reference_wrapper<X>, /*V1*/ is `X&`; otherwise /*V1*/ is `U1`. If `U2` is std::reference_wrapper<Y>, /*V2*/ is `Y&`; otherwise /*V2*/ is `U2`. | (since C++11) (until C++20)

### Parameters

x, y | - | the values to construct the pair from

### Return value

std::pair<T1, T2>(x, y) | (until C++11)
std::pair</*V1*/, /*V2*/>(std::forward<T1>(x), std::forward<T2>(y)) | (since C++11) (until C++20)
std::pair<std::unwrap_ref_decay_t<T1>, std::unwrap_ref_decay_t<T2>> (std::forward<T1>(x), std::forward<T2>(y)) | (since C++20)

### Example

Run this code

    #include <functional>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <utility>

    int main()
    {
        int n = 1;
        int a[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

        // build a pair from two ints
        auto p1 = std::make_pair(n, a[1]);
        std::cout << "The value of p1 is "
                  << '(' << p1.first << ", " << p1.second << ")\n";

        // build a pair from a reference to int and an array (decayed to pointer)
        auto p2 = std::make_pair(std::ref(n), a);
        n = 7;
        std::cout << "The value of p2 is "
                  << '(' << p2.first << ", " << *(p2.second + 2) << ")\n";
    }

Output:

    The value of p1 is (1, 2)
    The value of p2 is (7, 3)

### Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior
--- | --- | --- | ---
LWG 181 | C++98 | the parameter types were const-reference types, which made passing arrays impossible | changed these types to value types

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